SCN: UN Adopts Resolution On World Summit On Information Society

[Doug Schuler]

I'd like to see some one -- or more -- representatives of SCN 
sign up for this also!

-- Doug

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On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, patrick wrote:

> Doug,
> 
> Thanks for passing this along. It's about time the UN addressed this.
> Maybe they took it for granted or simply overlooked how the world has
> changed so dramatically over the last 5 years.
> 
> I've been on the net since 1990, so it always seems to be a bit of a
> surprise to see an organization finally see that there is this
> wonderful information age that has been around for more than 2 years.
> 
> Patrick
> Seattle Community Network
> 
> --- Doug Schuler <douglas at scn.org> wrote:
> > FYI...
> > 
> > > 
> > > From: "Irfan Khan" <khania at super.net.pk>
> > > To: <s-asia-it at apnic.net>
> > > [from UNESCO Observatory Newsletter - No 118 - January 11, 2002]
> > > 
> > > UN Adopts Resolution On World Summit On Information Society
> > > 
> > > 
> > > The United Nations has taken a major step toward bridging the
> > digital
> > > divide with the adoption, by the General Assembly, of a
> > resolution
> > > which welcomes the organisation of the World Summit on the
> > > Information Society. The summit, which is expected to promote
> > access
> > > by all countries to information, knowledge and communications
> > > technologies for development.
> > > 
> > > [complete story at]
> > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200201100296.html
> > > 
> > 
> > BTW, there is a preparatory meeting planned for DIAC-02
> > (http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02) this spring (May 16-19)
> > in Seattle.
> > 
> > -- Doug
> > 
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